Tabatiere

[tabaˈti̯eːʁə]

/[tabaˈti̯eːʁə]/ noun

The verdict

“Tabatiere” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Behältnis, Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Schnupftabak

Corpus desk

Index DE-tabatiere · Tabatiere · German

Tabatiere · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Tabatiere
PropertyValue
HeadwordTabatiere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tabaˈti̯eːʁə]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tabatiere“ im Deutschen

Tabatiereliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tabatiere is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tabaˈti̯eːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tabatiere, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tabatiere, spelled T-A-B-A-T-I-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines Behältnis, Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Schnupftabak
  2. 2
    kleines Behältnis, Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Tabak
  3. 3
    Etui, Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Zigaretten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tabatiere appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der König trat ein. Er ging auf Bach zu und sagte, indem er ihm eine goldene Tabatiere in die Hand schob: ‚Er schnupft ja wohl, nehme Er das! Gott erhalte Ihn der deutschen Musik noch lange! Sei Er überzeugt, ich vergesse mein Versprechen nicht!‘“
  2. „Der Graf hatte vergessen, das Lächeln von seinem Gesicht verschwinden zu lassen; er sah durch die Schneise vor sich in die Ferne und hielt immer noch die Tabatiere in der Hand, ohne zu schnupfen.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tabatiere"?
"Tabatiere" is spelled T-A-B-A-T-I-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tabaˈti̯eːʁə].
What does "Tabatiere" mean?
As a noun, "Tabatiere" means: kleines Behältnis, Dose zur Aufbewahrung von Schnupftabak
How do you pronounce "Tabatiere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tabatiere" is [tabaˈti̯eːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tabatiere" come from?
"Tabatiere" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list